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China’s factories expand as global trade flourish
August 1st, 2014
Activity in China’s vast factory sector expanded at the fastest pace in 27 months in July, while industry surveys across Asia showed a pick up in export orders that hinted at a long-awaited revival in global trade. China’s official ...
Technical Analysis Australia 200 – Falls Sharply from Six Year High
August 1st, 2014
Technical Analysis Australia 200 for Friday, August 1, 2014 After being on quite a roll for several weeks, the Australian 200 Index has fallen sharply over the last few days returning back to below the 5550 level in the ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Desperately Clinging to 0.9300
August 1st, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Friday, August 1, 2014 The Australian dollar is presently trying to cling onto the 0.93 level after its sharp over the last few days which saw it move from above 0.9400 down to a seven ...
EUR/USD Below 1.3430 as traders earn from bullish turn
July 28th, 2014
The dollar was about 0.1 percent from the strongest level in eight months against the euro as investors raised bets it would climb versus the single currency to the most since November 2012. The U.S. currency maintained its biggest ...
Spanish jobless rate below 25% for the first time in two years
July 24th, 2014
The unemployment rate in Spain has fallen below 25% for the first time in two years, thanks to the beginning of a revival in the economy. An extra 402,000 people started work in the second quarter of the year, ...
Eurozone Growth Rebounds in July
July 24th, 2014
The eurozone economy continues its slow recovery, but worries about the Ukraine crisis have begun to cloud the outlook, according to the results of a private-sector survey released on Thursday. After slowing in June, eurozone economic growth rebounded in ...
China Shares Roll after PMI Data
July 24th, 2014
Chinese stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a three-month high, as a jump in the nation’s manufacturing gauge spurred optimism the government will meet its economic-growth target for this year. Industrial Bank Co. (601166) and Poly Real Estate ...
UK Construction Slowdown in May
July 11th, 2014
Britain’s construction sector has suffered its sharpest slowdown for more than a year after housebuilding activity stalled in May, in the latest sign the property market may be coming off the boil. Construction output dropped 0.8% over the three ...
Stagflation for HSBC Means Russian Ruble Seen Weakening
July 9th, 2014
The weakest pace of economic growth in five years combined with the fastest inflation (RUCPIYOY) in three are prompting the most-accurate ruble forecaster to predict steeper declines for the currency. The ruble will fall 9.2 percent to 37.50 by ...
Most Emerging-Market Stocks Advance Before U.S. Payroll Report
July 3rd, 2014
Most emerging-market stocks rose, with the benchmark index holding near a 14-month high, before U.S. jobs data and a euro-area monetary-policy decision today. Anhui Conch Cement Co. (914), China’s largest producer, rose 5.1 percent in Hong Kong after saying ...
